Since my last WOYN post, I have finished 10 more books, bringing my total for the year to 25.
I have broken down the list of what I read over the last month by which post included my (brief) comments on them so that you can easily check them out if you are so inclined. Just click on the links that say “mini review post” if you’d like to read any of them. 
2011 Reads – Books 16-20 (mini review post)
The Best Kind of Different: Our Family’s Journey with Asperger’s Syndrome
What I Didn’t See and Other Stories
Fortune’s Fool (Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms, Book 3)
Reserved for the Cat (Elemental Masters, Book 5)
Finding the Way and Other Tales of Valdemar
2011 Reads – Books 21-25 (mini review post)
The Elder Gods (The Dreamers, Book 1)
The Bishop (The Patrick Bowers Files, Book 4)
Mockingbird
Learn to Have Fun with Your Senses!: The Sensory Avoider’s Survival Guide
Solemnly Swear
Notes on a Couple of DNFs
I would like to give a shout out to two books that I didn’t finish because they had to go back to the library and weren’t able to be renewed. Although I didn’t read every page, I was inspired by what I read in each of them (in different ways) and wanted to at least mention them here:
The first one is Late, Lost, and Unprepared: A Parents’ Guide to Helping Children with Executive Functioning
The first half of the book focuses on the what, how and why of executive function skills and weaknesses, and the second half goes into much more detail on how to support a child with these difficulties both now and in the future. Although I personally have read much of this information in other books about autism, this particular text would be good for someone who really wants to focus on this area or who has a child with these types of difficulties that is not diagnosed with autism, or any other disorder for that matter.
The other book I wanted to mention is The Reluctant Entertainer: Every Woman’s Guide to Simple and Gracious Hospitality
“What’s On the Nightstand” to be read:
Lydia’s Charm
Heart of the Matter
Star of the Morning
The Fire Rose (The Elemental Masters Fairy Tales)
Phoenix and Ashes (Elemental Masters, Book 3)
Changelings (The Twins of Petaybee, Book 1)
The Shape of Mercy
Washington’s Lady (Ladies of History Series #3)
The Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships: Decoding Social Mysteries Through the Unique Perspectives of Autism
Lost at School: Why Our Kids with Behavioral Challenges are Falling Through the Cracks and How We Can Help Them
To read more posts or join in yourself, visit What’s On Your Nightstand? at 5 Minutes for Books.
You can see all the books I’ve finished so far this year on the bookshelf on my Books page or read all of my mini reviews by clicking on the 2011 Reads tag. I am also joining in on the Spring Reading Thing hosted by Callapidder Days, and you can see my list of what I plan to read this spring at my SRT11 post.
I'm a mom with Asperger's raising an amazing son with autism, which means I'm basically the case manager/advocate/cheerleader/chauffeur. The rest of the time, you can usually find me with my nose in a book!
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Well, I think you are making great progress in your reading year! My goodness! =D
The Reluctant Entertainer sounds like a great read! I’ll be on the lookout for it!
Yeah, I’ve definitely been in a reading phase lately! Although there were times as a younger person (without so many other responsibilities) that I read at least a couple hundred books a year. No way I could do that now!
Oh my, I NEED to get the Late, Lost and Unprepared– executive functioning has been at the top of our issues with our oldest son (who has ADHD) for the last six years. Your description here has really sold it for me. Thanks for the heads up!
-Dawn, 5M4B
Even though I didn’t finish the entire book, I did look through it enough to be really impressed with it. Hope you find some great ideas for your son!
Oohh…Late Lost and Unprepared sounds really good. I am not organized myself and I have a son that takes after me. (I have two other kids who are amazingly organized as far as homework goes, although not so much as far as rooms. The mystery to me is where they got it. Maybe the fairies visited at birth after all?)
I notice you also like fairy tales! Me too! Which are your favs?
That’s a good question. I still have a book that I read many times as a child called The Three Toymakers by Ursula Moray Williams. An entrancing story (at least to me – I tried to read it to my son and he liked it but still wasn’t ready for a full-length book).
I loved the Mockingbird, so I was curious to see what you thought. Glad you liked it.
I wasn’t sure I would, but in the end there were so many good things to say about it that all I can do is tell other people they should read it for themselves!!
WOW you are reading up a storm
THat is a great list of recommendations
I know the reluctant entertainer( through work ) – she is really very nice
That’s so cool that you know her – although I didn’t read the whole book, I would like to check it out again sometime to read some more of it and hopefully motivate myself to open my home up a bit more to others.
What a great list! I’m really interested in Washington’s Lady. I’ve read several other of Moser’s books and have really enjoyed them.
I did finish that one and really liked it. Glad to meet another Moser fan!